Pope Linus

Pope Linus (10-23 September 79) was the Pope from 64 to 79, succeeding Pope Peter I and preceding Pope Anacletus.

Biography
Linus was born in 10 AD in Volterra, Tuscany in the Roman Empire. He became an associate of Paul the Apostle, and Pope Peter I proclaimed him the second Bishop of Rome. Linus succeeded Peter on his martyrdom in 64, and Linus decreed that women should cover their heads in church, as well as creating the first fifteen bishops. He was martyred in 79 and buried next to Saint Peter.